Heading to Tennessee, North Carolina in June. Looking for something small, light, cheap, must be DOT approved! I hear they really check the helmets.

 

http://www.bikerhelmets.com/

 

Skid Lid's ain't bad for the $, you can find'em on eBay or Amazon in the $40.00 range easy.

 

ZOX Nano 1/2 helmet.... great helmet.. I own 2 of them
http://www.jpcycles.com/product/533-894

 

I'm in Ohio so I don't usually wear a helmet but when I do I wear a half lightweight helmet made by Akoury. It's the AK-88 model. DOT approved. Quick release strap. Very comfortable. About $100.00

 

If you're JUST buying them to be legal in nanny states, buy the cheapest you can find.

Otherwise, buy quality. I have found Harley's "HYBRID" helmets quite comfortable, and LIGHT. They are not small, but you can't see it when it's on your head.

 

^^ The Harley hybrid is what I wear. Best helmet I've ever bought. ^^

 

thanks. now i'm agonizing over sizing because my noggin is shaped like a weird turnip. i hate mushroom head. didn't have that problem when wearing a full-face shoei on my crotch rocket. i wear a 7.5 baseball cap that is not too tight-fitting...so that would be an XL...or an L. tough. i like these helmets.

 

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/125-554

 

Get a fullface helmet. Don't go modular as they don't do well in the chin protection areas. (That's 29% of where the energy will be absorbed.)

If your "friends" give you static for wearing a full face, grab a Louiseville Slugger and give their half helmeted heads a coupla good whacks on the rear edge at the base of their helmets. Watch that helmet slide up and give them zero protection, then, a couple more whacks on the back of their skulls to drive the point "home..."

Tell 'em you're doing them a favor as their lights go out.